After completing her BSc degree in Physiology and Biochemistry at MEDUNSA in 2003, Dr Clementine Chawane went on to obtain her medical degree from the Nelson Mandela School of Medicine in KwaZulu Natal. Following graduation in 2008, Dr Chawane worked at Mankweng Hospital in Pietersburg for the duration of her internship year. For her community service, she then moved to Sheshego Hospital.